The all new Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake: The management statements on the model

"For the heart and mind""Every genuine car legend appeals equally to the heart and mind. Functionality is obligatory for a vehicle – our customers take this for granted. What sets a car apart is a special fascinating quality. The CLS Shooting Brake combines functionality and fascination in a way that is unmatched by any other automobile."Dr Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management at Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars"The new CLS Shooting Brake represents a whole new vehicle concept offering discerning customers independence at its most beguiling." Dr Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President Mercedes-Benz Cars, Sales and Marketing

"The CLS Shooting Brake stands in the grand tradition of stylish sportiness which has always been a Mercedes hallmark as the next fascinating step in the evolutionary process marked out by a long succession of icons. It represents a further development of the Mercedes-Benz design idiom, based on aesthetic and avant-garde principles." Professor Gorden Wagener, Head of Design, Mercedes-Benz Cars

"The CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake establishes a totally new, small and exclusive niche and is set to thrill existing AMG enthusiasts and new customers alike. It embodies a unique combination of performance, style and utility value." Ola Källenius, Chairman of Mercedes-AMG GmbH